manqiangrexue
Brigadier
Alternatively, NATO might need someone to scuttle the deal and Turkey was the best choice. NATO certianly doesn't want the world to see it deny membership to Finland and Sweden because it looks like they just got cowered by Russia. But they don't know what they'd do either if Russia just goes on and attacks either of them because, obviously, nuclear war would ensue. So, how to back out while looking tough? Get a favor out of the NATO family black sheep: Turkey. Or Turkey might have done it without the behest of anyone because it realized that things were escalating in a very scary way in its neighborhood and unlike most other NATO countries, Turkey can be that off-ramp without losing any face so it took it upon itself. Just some possibilities; I'm not saying it's what happened.Seems to me that Turkey is bargaining. EU accept Turkey in exchange for Finland and Sweden in NATO.
Another consideration from Turkey could be that Turkey is improving relationship with Russia (balancing between east and west), Turkey does not want adding another possible trigger of war between NATO and Russia which will put Turkey in a difficult place due to Article 5.
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